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ISKRA [1] in Ukraine still makes incandescent lights and there are places in EU that import them, but they have to be labeled as for non-home use only (factories, manufacturing etc.), but you can still buy them. 100w E27 light is around 50c. EU banned incandescent lights like a decade ago, but I still have some spot halogens in the kitchen and corridor and remember my small desk lamp with a 40w bulb that I've read so many books with. Something really feels off with LEDs and I can't put my finger on it, maybe it's the CRI, maybe the shadows, maybe the lack of heat that is cozy in the winter. Philips Hue are passable and convenient but very expensive in comparison and I still miss the feeling of making some tea and flicking on my incandescent desk lamp to read a book after school.

1. http://iskra.com.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=ar...




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